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π Andromedae (pi Andromedae)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:54 | Tran: 1:44 | Set: 11:31
Alt: -4.35°   Az: 6.92°   Direction: North

π Andromedae is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Andromeda.

π Andromedae visual magnitude is 4.36. Because of its moderate brightness, π Andromedae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) star
DSS2 image of π Andromedae. The red arrow shows the motion of π Andromedae during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 38m 12s
+33° 51’ 18”
12h 33m 17s
13h 11m 29s

J2000

00h 36m 52s
+33° 43’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

119.47°
-29.05°

Finder Chart

Finder chart π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) star
Simplified finder chart for π Andromedae (pi Andromedae).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.36
Main-sequence

-2.16
B5V
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π Andromedae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of π Andromedae. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

π Andromedae is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the π Andromedae double sysyem:

4.36
8.56
4.2
35.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π Andromedae is distant 655.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

201.21
655.94
9 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

π Andromedae
(pi Andromedae)
29 Andromedae
SAO54033
SAO54033

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π Andromedae (pi Andromedae) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.1°
Max altitude: 72.4°
Azimuth: 303.9°